# 114-hr-2720: Sunshine in Academic Admissions Act

114-hr-2720, Sunshine in Academic Admissions Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] (R-IA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-2720
- Congress: 114
- Title: Sunshine in Academic Admissions Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
- Introduced: 2015-06-10
- Sponsor: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Sunshine in Academic Admissions Act This bill requires each institution of higher education that participates in a program under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to submit an annual report to the Department of Education that states whether the institution gives weight to race, color, or national origin in the admissions process and, if yes, provides certain additional disclosures. The institution must make the report publicly available.

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- 114-hr-6468: FILCA of 2016
- 114-hr-6345: TPS Reform Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6207: ACTivate Act
- 114-hr-6119: To distribute Federal funds for elementary and secondary education in the form of vouchers for eligible students and to repeal a certain rule relating to nutri…
- 114-hr-6100: Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-2720 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2720)

## Related
- [114-hr-6513: American Future Healthcare Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6513)
- [114-hr-6468: FILCA of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6468)
- [114-hr-6345: TPS Reform Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6345)
- [114-hr-6207: ACTivate Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6207)
- [114-hr-6119: To distribute Federal funds for elementary and secondary education in the form…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6119)
- [114-hr-6100: Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6100)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2720 (as of 2025-11-18).